Pat Sorbara
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Pat Sorbara out as co-chair of Ontario Liberals’ 2018 election campaignIn a statement Thursday evening, Wynne said while Sorbara will not be joining the campaign team, she will continue to count on her personal friendship.CanadaJan 18, 2018
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Scott Thompson: Liberals blame politics for bribery trialSorbara and Lougheed were accused of offering Liberal candidate hopeful Andrew Olivier a position to step down for Wynne’s preferred candidate (now Energy Minister Glenn Thibeault) in a 2015 Sudbury byelection.Oct 25, 2017
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Judge acquits 2 Ontario Liberals in Election Act bribery caseA judge has acquitted two Ontario Liberals of bribery charges under the Election Act, in relation to the Sudbury byelection case.CanadaOct 24, 2017
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Lawyers argue for Ontario Liberal bribery case to be dismissedThe judge deciding a case against two Ontario Liberals facing bribery charges under the Election Act is questioning the merits of one of the charges against a former top staffer to the premier.PoliticsOct 10, 2017
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Lawyers call for acquittals mid-trial in Ontario Liberal bribery caseLawyers have filed written arguments for the directed verdict application that's set to be heard Oct. 10 in Sudbury, before the defence has even called any witnesses.PoliticsSep 29, 2017
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Judge in Sudbury byelection trial being asked by defence to dismiss chargesSorbara and Lougheed are accused of offering a would-be candidate a job or appointment to step aside for Thibeault.CanadaSep 20, 2017
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Ontario Energy Minister Glenn Thibeault testifies at Liberal bribery trial in SudburyThe allegations at the centre of the trial revolve around the 2015 byelection that saw Glenn Thibeault leave the federal NDP and successfully run for the Ontario Liberals.CanadaSep 19, 2017
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Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne takes stand at Liberal bribery trialOntario Premier Kathleen Wynne has taken the stand in a bribery trial involving a former top adviser and a Liberal fundraiser.PoliticsSep 13, 2017
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Kathleen Wynne set to testify at trial for 2 Ontario Liberals facing Election Act bribery chargesPat Sorbara, the premier's former deputy chief of staff and Liberal campaign director, and Gerry Lougheed, a local Liberal organizer, are charged under the Election Act, accused of offering would-be candidate Andrew Olivier a job or appointment to get him to step aside for Wynne's preferred candidate in a 2015 Sudbury byelection.PoliticsSep 12, 2017
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Man at centre of Ontario Liberal bribery allegations believed party jobs were on offerPat Sorbara, the Ontario Liberal Party CEO at the time of the allegations, and Gerry Lougheed, a local Liberal fundraiser, are facing bribery charges under the Election Act.CanadaSep 8, 2017
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